Finger ring



*Ma 6,1941. F. L. SHELTON ---2,241,1.e5

FINGER RING Filed Jan. 24, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 10 II. fieZfon,

May 6, 1941.

F. L. SHELTON 2,241,165

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Patented May 6, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,241,165 FINGER aim Ferial L. Shelton, Lancaster, Mo. Application January '24, 194.0;sern1 No. 315,441

2 Claims.

This invention relates to finger rings in general. More specifically this invention relates to finger rings adapted for use on the little finger and having two distinct ornaments, settings, signets or the like.

An object of this invention is to provide a finger ring especially adapted to be carried on the little finger and having a top setting adapted to be exhibited on the top of the finger and another setting adapted to be exhibited on the outer side of the finger.

Another object of this invention is to provide a finger ring adapted to be worn on the little finger'and having a pair of major settings disposed on diameters which are substantially 90 degrees apart.

A further object of this invention is to provide a finger rin adapted to be worn on the little finger and having a pair of major settings, one of said settings being worn on the top and the other being worn on the side of said little finger whereby one of said settings may consist of a jewel or gem and the other may consist of a. signet, seal or fraternal emblem.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a finger rin constructed especially for use on the little finger for effectively exhibiting at least two settings or emblems.

Other and further objects of this invention will be apparent from the following specification and claims.

In accordance with this invention I provide a finger ring especially adapted for use on the little finger. Said finger ring is provided with two major settings, ornaments, emblems or the like which are positioned on diameters of said ring substantially 90 degrees apart. In this way a ring is formed in which either one of the settings may be worn on top of the finger and the other set may be worn on the side as will appear from the following description.

Further details of this invention will be obtained from the specification and the drawings.

Referring to the drawings briefly Fig. 1 is a prospective view of the ring of my invention as it is worn on one of the little fingers; Fig. 2 is the top view of an embodiment of this invention; Fig. 3 is the front side view of an embodiment of this invention; Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are views illustrating different forms of jewel or other mountings that may be employed in accordance with this invention; Fig. 7 is a view to show the normal position of the little finger with ring thereon; and Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are enlarged views of the ring shown in Fig. 7.

Referring to Fig. l of the drawings indetail reference numeral It designates the ring adapted to be worn on the little finger II. This ring l0 consists of a band of precious metal, such as,

gold, silver, platinum or the like or alloys thereof the compositions which are well known in the art. The configuration of the ring is such as to enable two jewel or other settings or emblems l2 and [3 to be mounted thereon, the setting 12 being on the top of the ring and the setting i3 being on the side as illustrated. However by removing the ring from the finger rotating it on a vertical axis AA through an angle of 180 degrees and then turning it so that the axes BB occupies the position formerly occupied by the axes AA, the setting [3 may be brought into the position formerly occupied by the setting l2 and vice versa. Thus one ring may be worn on the little finger of either hand and either setting may be worn on the top or side of either little finger, said settings being adapted to be worn facing forward or backward depending upon which setting is on the top and which on the side.

It is preferred that the main jewels employed in the settings or mountings l2 and 13 be centered about the axes AA and 3-3,, respectively. These axes cut the ring into its quadrants so that they are substantially degrees apart. Auxiliary jewels of course may be employed in each setting as may be desired and different designs produced. Furthermore the design and arrangement of the setting l2 may be different from that of setting [3 and where desired one or both of these settings may be replaced by seals, fraternal, sorority or other emblems or engraved initials which may or may not be accompanied by ornamental settings of small jewels or seed stones. Furthermore any of the foregoing ornamentations may be applied to the ring in Cloisonne or Champleve enamel.

As has been set forth above the axes AA and B-B divide the ring into four quadrants and each of the settings l2 and I3 is positioned on the ring to be centered about one of these axes. Thus each of the jewel settings taken by itself gives the appearance of a complete ornament properly disposed upon the ring.

At first glance it may appear that the side setting, that is, the setting worn on the side of the finger, for example, the mounting l3 illustrated in Figs. 1 and '7 would unbalance the ring and tend to turn it so the top mounting would work itself toward the outer side of the finger while the ring is being worn. However this is 'like fashion against the adjacent skin of the finger to prevent turning of the ring. It is of course obvious that this action may be predetermined and controlled when the ring is fitted so that no discomfort will result therefrom.

From the illustration shown in Figs. 4, 5, and

6 it will be observed that various types of mountings such as the fiat top, shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the signet or emblem type shown in Fig. A,

the prong type shown in Fig. 5 and the combination seal and prong types shown in Fig. 6 may be employed. Furthermore either of the fiat or prong mounting types may be employed with the signet or emblem type. Where suitable fiat surfaces I4 and I5 designated in Fig. 4 are provided between mountings as is the case where fiat mountings are employed, suitable legendssuch as dates and names significant to the wearer may be engraved on said fiat surface.

In Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are illustrated enlarged views of the ring shown in Fig.7. This ring is similar to that shown in Fig. 4 except that the mountings for the settings l2 and I3 tend to merge into each other in the form shown in Fig. 7 although the ornaments are separate and distinct in each case and are disposed at right angles to each other around the circumference of the ring. The edges [6 and l! on the one side and the edges I8 and I9 on the other are given a gradual taper as shown in Fig. 9 and this may, of course, be varied to suit different cases. This form of the ring also is well suited for cameo type ornaments or settings.

As shown particularly in Fig. 8, the external periphery of the ring includes a circular are slightly greater than a quadrant and is continued by lines which are tangential to the are at its ends, and these two lines bound the non-adjacent sides of the settings or shoulder portions l2 and I3. This tends to normally keep the ring in the position shown in Fig. 7 with one ornament on top and one ornament on the side of the little finger.

, It will be observed that various embodiments of my invention may be made without departing from the spirit and scope thereof and I do not desire to limit this invention to the exact details described except in so far as the details may be defined by the claims.

What I claim is as follows:

1. A finger ring for the little finger consisting of a substantially annular shank and two principal ornaments fixedly positioned on said shank and being positioned between planes perpendicular to the axis of said shank which are relatively close to said shank, each of said ornaments being symmetrical with reference to an individual plane extending radially of said annular shank, the two radial planes of said ornaments being spaced substantially a quadrant apart, whereby said ring normally orients itself with one of said ornaments on the outside of the little finger.

2. A finger ring for the little finger consisting of a substantially annular shank and two projecting shoulder portions fixedly positioned on said shank and being respectively provided with principal ornaments, said shoulder portions merging into each other, said ornaments being positioned between planes perpendicular to the axis of said shank which are relatively close to said shank, each of said shoulder portions being symmetrical with reference to an individual plane extending radially of said annular shank, the two radial planes of said shoulder portions being spaced substantially a quadrant apart, the external periphery of said ring including substantially a circular are slightly greater than a quadrant and lines substantially tangential to said are at its ends, said lines bounding the non-adjacent sides of said shoulder portions, whereby said ring nor.- mally orients. itself with one of said ornaments on the outside of the little finger.

FERIAL L. SHELTON. 

